get about
verb
got about; got about or gotten about; getting about; gets about
1
: to become current : circulate
2
: to be up and about : begin to walk
able to get about again
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it got about that the company was having financial difficulties
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Tim Chester, AFAR Media, 13 Dec. 2024
Now the park gets about a tenth as many visitors — 3,000 to 9,000 per month — and has only about 70 parking spaces at its main entrance.
—Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
He's gotten about one in five of the votes of Black men.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 7 Nov. 2024
This year, Trump won Hamilton County by 52.1% to Harris' 46%, with RFK Jr. and Oliver each getting about 1%.
—Hayleigh Colombo, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2024
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Tim Chester, AFAR Media, 13 Dec. 2024
Now the park gets about a tenth as many visitors — 3,000 to 9,000 per month — and has only about 70 parking spaces at its main entrance.
—Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
He's gotten about one in five of the votes of Black men.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 7 Nov. 2024
This year, Trump won Hamilton County by 52.1% to Harris' 46%, with RFK Jr. and Oliver each getting about 1%.
—Hayleigh Colombo, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Get about.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20about. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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